blisse
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English blīds, blīss (“joy”) from Proto-West Germanic *blīþisi. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblis(ə)/
Noun
blisse (plural blisses or (early) blissen)
- Bliss, joy; the state of being happy:
- Merriment, festiveness.
- (rare) Conceitedness, haughtiness.
- (rare, astrology) exaltation (the place where a planet is most influential)
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Descendants
References
- “blis(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
blisse
- alternative form of blessen
Etymology 3
Verb
blisse
- alternative form of blissen
Old English
Noun
blisse
- inflection of bliss:
- accusative/genitive/dative singular
- nominative/accusative plural